*SIMILAR TO: stick at it 2 Ikeep [SEIat itI to make someone continue to work hard and not let them stop: Trevor will never pass his piano exam if he doesn't practise - you have to keep h
Trang 1KEEL
keeled, keeled, keeling
I keel over I
to fall over sideways, especially because you
feel weak or unsteady: He looked as ifhe was
ready to keel over from exhaustion. IMay was
laughing so much that she keeled over onto
the sofa.
KEEP
kept, kept, keeping
keep after
Ikeep after[ill
to ask someone again and again to do
some-thing until they do it: Tony s children and
rel-atives kept after him to stop drinking.
*SIMILAR TO: keep on at
1 Ikeep atl~
spoken to continue to do something, although
it is difficult or hard work: How long do you
think you'll keep at this job?
keep at it I know the training is hard, but
keep at it Don't give up.
*SIMILAR TO: stick at it
2 Ikeep [SEIat itI
to make someone continue to work hard and
not let them stop: Trevor will never pass his
piano exam if he doesn't practise - you have
to keep him at it. I The director called yet
another rehearsal; he was determined to keep
them at it as long as possible.
keep away
<~ Ikeep awayI
to not go near a person, place, or animal:
You'd better keep away, I don't want you to get
my cold.
+from Keep away from that dog, it might
bite you! IIf 1were you I'd keep away from
that area at night.
*SIMILAR TO: stay away
+ from Mom kept us away from school for a
week. ITo avoid danger of suffocation, keep plastic bags away from babies and children.
3 Ikeep away ~ Ikeep I sth ~
to prevent an illness from infecting someone:
Vitamin C is supposed to keep away colds.
*SIMILAR TO: stand back
2 Ikeep back ~ Ikeep] sblsth IbackI
to prevent someone or something from ing forward or going past a particular place:
mov-The organizers have put up barriers to keep back crowds. IHe had a white rag, which he tied around his head to keep his hair back.
*SIMILAR TO: hold back
3 Ikeep I sth ~ Ikeep backI~
to keep part of something instead of using itall immediately, or giving it all to someone
else, so that you have it to use later: I
man-aged to keep back a couple of cases of beer, just for our own use. IWhile the women spent everything on their families, men typically kept money backfor themselves.
4 ~sthlbackl
to deliberately not tell someone all that youknow about something: I've honestly no idea what happened - do you think I'd keep any- thing back if I knew?
+ from Ellie was sure he was keeping
some-thing back from her.
*SIMILAR TO: hold back, withhold formal
5 Ikeep backI~ Ikeep I sth]backI
if you keep back your tears or your feelings,you do not cry or show your feelings, eventhough you want to very much: I tried to
explain, working hard to keep back the tears. I
He was unable to keep back his anger any longer.
*SIMILAR TO: hold back, suppress formal
6 ]keep I sb Iback]
to make someone stay after class, especially
in order to talk to them: After the first class
the teacher kept me back and said, ':4re you really sure you want to be a dancer?"
7 I keep Isbl back I
Trang 2keep down
• 1keepI stEIdownI Ikeep down@El
to prevent the size, cost, or quantity of thing from increasing, or to keep it at a low
some-level: No sugar, thanks - I'm trying to keep my
weight down.
keep prices/costs down The store keeps
prices down by asking customers to bag their own groceries.
2 Ikeep @El downI l-k-ee-p-d-o-w-n~l-st~h]
used to ask someone to make less noise
keep your voice down Keep your voice down - she'll hear you!
keep it down Can you ask the kids to keep
it down a bit - I'm trying to work.
3 I keep downlkeep your head down I
to stay close to the ground when you are ing or in danger of being hit by something:
hid-My mother told me to keep down and stay quiet so the guard wouldn't spot us.
4 Ikeep @El downI Ikeep down@El
to succeed in keeping food in your stomachafter eating it, instead of bringing it up againout of your mouth, especially with difficultybecause you are ill: He drank some of the
medicine, but he couldn't keep it down. IAnna was feeling much better - she'd managed to keep down the bread she'd eaten.
• opposm: bring up
5 Ikeep down[ill ~I sb IdownI
to keep people under strict control or limittheir freedom in an unfair way: Women have
been kept down for far too long. Ian sive society in which people from ethnic minorities were kept down
keep from
IkeepIsbl5th Ifrom @El
to prevent someone from doing something
or to prevent something from happening
keep sb from doing sth At the stadium
police kept fans from coming onto the field. IBains complained that he had been keptfrom seeing his children by his ex-wife.
keep sb from sth 1 hope 1 haven't kept you
from your work.
keep from shouting. IHe tried to keep himself from getting too tired
'.' Ikeep @El from[ill
to prevent someone from knowing thing, by deliberately not telling them about
some-it: The government had wanted to keep this information from the public. IIfelt that he was keeping something from me.
1 Ikeep@>lin]
especially BrE to make someone stay in a place,especially as a punishment: The children had behaved so badly that the teacher kept them in
at lunchtime.
2 IkeepIsbIin]
to make someone stay in a hospital becausethey are too ill to go home: They kept me in overnight just for observation.
Ikeep in with[ill
BrEto try to remain friendly with someoneand make them continue to like you: Young
people often do silly things because they want
to keep in with their friends. IItsalways a good idea to keep in with the boss.
keep off
Ikeepoff@El
to not go onto an area of land: The children
had been told to keep off the beach. IThere was a sign saying, 'Keep off the grass.'
2 IkeepIsblsth [OffIsthI
to prevent someone or something from going
onto an area of land, a road etc: Please could
you keep the children off the flower beds. I
Rain kept both teams off the pitch for long periods. IThe government hopes that improv- ing public transport will keep more cars off the roads.
3~lkeep~
Ikeep offIsthI
Trang 35 Ikeep offI~
to not eat, drink, or take something that is
bad for you: If you want to lose weight, you
should keep off fatty foods. ITo the surprise
and admiration of his friends, Patrick was still
keeping off alcohol.
6 Ikeeplsb~
to stop someone from eating, drinking, or
taking something that is bad for them: The
programme is aimed at keeping teenagers off
drugs.
7 I keepoff~
especially BrE to avoid talking about a
par-ticular subject, especially because it might
upset someone: I think we ought to keep off
the subject of personal relationships. IMaud
tried to keep off political subjects to avoid any
arguments.
*SIMILAR TO: avoid, stay off
if you keep weight off, you do not get
heavier again after you have lost weight: It's
usually easier to lose weight than to keep it
off. I Sussman has now kept off twenty-jive
pounds for five years.
• OPPOSIn: put on
9 Ikeep off1
BrE if bad weather keeps off, it does not
begin, although it looks as if it might begin
soon: The rain kept off until we boarded our
coach at 6 15.
*SIMILAR TO: hold off
1 Ikeep on doing I~ Ikeep onI
to continue to do something or go
some-where
keep on doing sth No car appeared so she
kept on walking with new determination. I
The album has made almost three million
dollars in sales around the world, and
people keep on buying it.
keep onWhen I started to smoke the
ciga-rette J felt really ill, but I kept on because
everyone else was doing it.
keep on with sth If it continues to rain, the
players won't be able to keep on with the
game.
*SIMILAR TO: continue, carry on
2 Ikeep on doing IsthI
to do something many times: I don't like to
keep on borrowing money from the bank. I
+ about I wish my parents wouldn't keep on about my exams all the time.
keep on and onI know what you think, so
there's no need to keep on and on about it.
*SIMILAR TO: go on, harp onBrE informal
4 Ikeep Is~ Ikeep onl"ill
to continue to employ someone, especiallyfor longer than you had planned, or forlonger than other people are employed: After Craig s retirement, he was kept on temporarily
as a special assistant. I The company have kept on a staff of thirty, out of the original 900.
Ikeep on at I sb INOT PROGRESSIVE
to tell someone something or ask themsomething many times, especially in a waythat is annoying or unreasonable: If I didn't keep on at the children, they'd never get their homework done. IPlease don't keep on at me.
I'd tell you if I knew. IHe had a bad leg but they still kept on at him to hurry up.
*SIMILAR TO: go on at, nag
",,' Ikeep out I
to not go into a place or building: Danger:
Keep out! IThey boarded up the windows and put up 'Keep Out' notices.
+ of Please keep out of my office when I'm
not there.
2 Ikeep Isblsth lout I Ikeep out ~
to prevent someone or something from
com-ing into a place or buildcom-ing: Barricades were put up to keep out the protestors. IWe closed the curtains to keep out the light. IYou will need a strong fence to keep foxes out.
+ of I try to keep the children out of the
kitchen when I'm cooking.
1 Ikeep Isblsth lout ofIsth]
to prevent someone or something from ting involved in a situation: Anna had tried hard to keep John out of her life. IThey man- aged very cleverly to keep their country out of the war.
get-2 Ikeep out of@]
to not get involved in a situation: Phil was one
of those children who can't manage to keep out
of trouble.I"What's the matter?" I asked "You keep out of this," Charlie replied sharply.
*SIMILAR TO: stay out of
Trang 4weather was so bad we had to keep to the house for the first two days.
,,;+ Ikeep toI~
to do what has been decided in an agreement
or plan, or what is demanded by law: It is vital that they keep to the peace agreement. I
We are still keeping to our aims of achieving greater equality. IThere would be fewer acci- dents if people kept to the speed limits.
*SIMILAR TO: stick to, keep to, abide byformal
3lkeep~
usually passive to limit something to a lar number or amount: Your stories should be kept to no more than 500 words.
particu-keep sth to a minimum Hospital waiting times must be kept to a minimum.
5 [keep yourselfto yourself[ BrE
Ikeep to yourselfl AmE
to prefer to be alone rather than with otherpeople: Tom didn't like meetings and village events and he kept himself to himself.
dis-keep to the point He s a hopeless teacher.
He can't keep to the point.
*SIMILAR TO: stick to
to continue doing something: The doctor advised me to keep up the treatment for two weeks. IAll the way home the kids kept up a non-stop flow of questions. IAny exercise is good for you, but ideally you should keep it up regularly.
keep up the good work (=continue to work
hard and well) Our manager s always
com-ing round tellcom-ing each of us to keep up the good work.
keep it up (=continue to work hard and
well) He had been revising for nearly five
it could keep up. IIf things keep up like this, we'll all be millionaires soon.
*SIMILAR TO: continue ," I keep upI
to go as quickly as someone else: Maggie had
a stone in her shoe, and was finding it hard to keep up.
+ with Sometimes Emmie followed Nick.
She had to walk fast to keep up with him.
,+ Ikeepupl
to manage to do as much or as well as otherpeople: Teachers should offer advice to chil- dren in hospital on how to keep up at school.
+ with Older employees often find it cult to keep up with their younger col- leagues. I "He had enormous energy,"
diffi-Deborah said "I felt I could never keep up with him."
keep up with the Joneses(=try to have thesame possessions and way of life as otherpeople, so that they will think you are as
good, rich etc as them) Until she was forty,
Gemma s life consisted of microwaves and mobile phones and keeping up with the Joneses.
• orrosrrs: fall behind
5 Ikeepupl
to keep changing the way in which you dosomething because the situation you are inkeeps changing
+ with In the car industry, many of the smaller firms have been unable to keep up with the pace of change.
keep up with demand (=supply as much ofsomething as is wanted, especially whenthe amount is increasing quickly) It s diffi-
cult to produce these computer games fast enough to keep up with demand.
keep upYoung people sfashions change so
quickly nowadays that you need a lot of money to keep up.
keep up Technology changes all the time.
Its almost impossible to keep up.
7 Ikeep up ~ Ikeep 15th IupI
Trang 58 Ikeep upl
if one process keeps up with another, it
increases at the same speed so that they stay
at the same level
+ with In most African countries, food
pro-duction is not keeping up with population
growth. ISalaries have not kept up with
inflation in the last few years.
9 Ikeepupl~ Ikeepls~
to continue to practise a skill or subject that
you learned in the past so that you do not
forget it: I was keen to keep up the French that
I had learned when I worked at the resort. I
George used to play the piano, but I'm afraid
he hasn't kept it up.
10 Ikeeplst~ l~ke-e-p-up~l~
to look after a building and pay for any work
that needs to be done, so that it stays in good
condition: In the end the family had to sell the
house They didn't have enough money to keep
it up.
upkeep N [SINGULAR]
the process and cost of looking after a
building: On a house this size, the upkeep is
enormous.
to prevent someone from going to bed at the
usual time: One of the students kept Mike up
for hours talking about her problems. I The
noise from the party kept us all up.
Ikeep up with I ~
to write to, telephone, or meet a friend
regu-larly, so that you do not forget each other:
I've kept up with several of my schoolfriends,
especially the ones that live near me.
KEY
keyed, keyed, keying
key in '" 0
1 Ikey IsthJB Ikey inl~
to type information into a computer: If you
key your message in first, I'll show you how to
send it.IMost people key in their work
them-selves now.
2 Ibe keyed upI
to be very nervous or excited about
some-thing: Travis arrived, keyed up at the thought
of seeing Rosemary again , 11", were all keyed
KICK
kicked, kicked, kicking
SEEkick around
Ikick (out) against I sth I
to show that you feel angry with somethingbecause it controls your life in a way that
you do not like: It's the story of a young girl
growing up and kicking against society. I
Getting married too young can place demands
on people, which they will eventually kick out against.
2 1be kicking around/about qsth 0 informal if something is kicking around aplace, it is somewhere in that place but it hasbeen forgotten about, or not used for a long
time: I found a photograph of his last friend kicking about among the clothes on the floor. I That book's been kicking around the house for ages, but now that I want it, it's disappeared!
be lying around informal
3 Ikick around/about ~
Ikick around/about I
informal to spend time in a place or travelling
around a place, doing whatever you want to
do or doing very little: After university, I decided to kick around Europe for the summer.
4 ~I around/about IUSUALLY PASSNE
informal to treat someone badly or unfairly,especially by expecting them to do whatever
you tell them to do: She's always being kicked
around by him - I don't know why she stays.
get kicked around/about Some of the staff definitely feel that they get kicked around too much.
Trang 6*SIMILAR TO: relax
2 I kick back ~ I kick l~ back I
AmE to pay someone part of the money youearned from a deal because they helped you
to make the deal This is usually done in asecret or illegal way: The travel agencies kicked back part of their commission to cor- porations who signed contracts with them.
kickbackN[c.u]
AmE money that you pay to someonebecause they have helped get a largeramount of money, usually from a secret orillegal deal, plan etc: Roth has been
$224,000 in kickbacks from companies that sold supplies to his employer.
-I kick IsthI down I I kick down ~
to break a door or other structure by kicking
it violently: He threatened to kick down the door ifshe didn't open it.
1 I kick in ~ Ikicklsthl in I
to break open a door, window etc by kicking
it very hard, especially in order to enter abuilding: Firemen kicked in a window and managed to get the children out of the house. I
When we got home, wefound that the door had been kicked in and several things were missing.
2 I kick in I
informal to start to have an effect or start towork: For some people it can take several hours before the effects of the drug kick in. I
Sales of between 10,000 and 30,000 copies are needed before profits kick in.IThe heating will kick in if the temperature falls below a certain level.
AmE to join with others in giving money or
help: If you and your neighbors will donate
$100, I'll kick in $300. IHe doesn't really kick
starts: The conference is scheduled to kick off
if a game of football kicks off, the game
starts: The game kicked off an hour late after
heavy rain.
*SIMILAR TO: begin, start kick-offN[e]
the time when a game of football starts, or
the first kick: Leeds were the better team
right from kick-off.
2bIkick offl
if a team or its players kick off, they start to
play a game: We'll have to hurry ifwe want to watch the match - they're kicking off at seven o'clock.
+ against England will kick off against France at 20'clock this afternoon.
I kick Isblsth E!] I kick out ~
to force someone or something to leave aplace, organization, or position of power:
The landlord kicked me out of my apartment
as soon as I couldn't pay the rent. II'm sure this government will be kicked out at the next general election.
+ of Amy was kicked out of university for
failing her exams.
*SIMILAR TO: chuck outinformal, throw out
informal, boot out informal
SEEkick against
I kick overl
AmE if an engine kicks over, it starts working;
It won't kick over,soIguess we'll have to tow the car to the garage.
*SIMILAR TO: turn over
Trang 7airport. IMany businesses have been kicking
up a stink about the high interest rates.
2 Ikick up a storm/controversy I
to cause a lot of trouble or discussion about
something: If the government goes ahead with
the new tax, it will kick up a political storm.
3 Ikick upl~ IkickIsthlupl
AmEinformal to increase something, usually a
price: When the landlord kicked up his rent,
Mallory packed his bags and left without
notice.
*SIMILAR TO: raise, increase, hike up informal
KID
kidded, kidded, kidding
I kid around IUSUALLY PROGRESSNE
informal, especially AmE to make jokes and
behave in a silly way: Don't pay any attention
to him Hesjust kidding around. IStop kidding
around and get on with your work.
*SIMILAR TO: fool around, mess about/around
informal
KILL
killed, killed, killing
1 I killoffI sth/sbl ~illl sth/sb I~
to kill things or people in large numbers or so
that there are none left: There is a danger that
agricultural chemicals will pollute the water
and kill off the wildlife. IA lot of the children
died in those days - poverty and disease killed
them off.
*SIMILAR TO: wipe out
2 I kill off~ ~sthl 0l!J »:
to destroy or get rid of something completely
and finally: The show was so unpopular that
the producers decided to kill it off. IThe new
figures are likely to kill off any hope of an
early economic recovery.
3 Ikilloffl~ ~sb[offl
Y-if a writer kills off a character in a story,
tele-vision series etc, the writer makes that
char-acter die: Orcourse, we all know that lames
Bond will never be killed off - but the scene
was still very exciting.
KIP
a bed, for example on the floor or a chair, or
to sleep at someone else's house: The party didn't finish till three in the morning, so I kipped down at lane shouse.
+ on You have the bed, I'll kip down on the sofa.
*SIMILAR TO: doss down BrE informal, bed down
KISS
kiss away
Ikiss away ~ I kissl~1awayI
informal to kiss someone to try to take awaytheir pain or unhappiness and make themfeel better: Harry held her tightly, kissing
away her tears.
1 Ikiss off! [
AmE spoken informal used when you want totell someone to go away or stop saying rude
things: Kiss off, Joe! If you can't say anything
nice, then just shut up!
2 Ikissoff~ Ikissls~
AmE informal to decide that something is notworth the time, effort, money etc or that itcannot work, and therefore you will not be a
part of it: Perhaps you can talk about your
dif-ferences with your wife instead of just kissing off the relationship.
*SIMILAR TO: give up
kitted, kitted, kitting
~I sb/sth lout I Ikit outIsb/sth I
USUALLY PASSNE
5rE to provide someone or something withthe clothes or equipment they need for a par-ticu~ar activity
+ with First you will be kitted out with a
safety helmet and a lamp. IThe London dio is lavishly kitted out with six cameras.
Trang 8stu-Ibe kitted out/up in ~
BrE to be dressed in clothes of a particulartype, especially ones that are suitable for aparticular activity: The children were kitted out in matching silver ski suits. 1He was kitted
up in a white T-shirt and blue shorts.
*SIMILAR TO: wearKNEEL
knelt or kneeled, knelt or kneeled, kneeling
kneel down
I kneel down I
to move into a position in which your kneesare on the ground and your body is resting
on your knees: She knelt down and put her
arms around the child.
be kneeling down (=be in a position inwhich your knees are on the ground andyour body is resting on your knees) The people in the church were kneeling down, waiting for the final prayers.
KNIT
knittedorknit, knitted orkni~ knitting
1 Iknit together I sth/sb I
~ together IUSUALLY PASSIVE
if two or more people are knit together bysomething, they are united by it: Communities
are knit together by laws, religion and custom. I
The two families were knitted together by blood and marriage.
knocked, knocked, knocking
get knocked about There was one boy who
was always covered in bruises - he got knocked about at home.
2 Iknock around/about ~
Iknock around/about I
informal to spend time somewhere, withoutdoing anything very serious or important: I didn't want to leave the city now I'd spent enough time knocking about in the country. I
After three years knocking around at university, Sammy still had no idea about a future career.
*SIMILAR TO: kick around informal
3 Ibe knocking around/aboutI
informal if something is knocking around, it is
in a particular place, but it has been forgotten
about, or not used for a long time: I used to
play a little violin that I found knocking around in the attic. IThere seem to be a lot of BMWs knocking around these days. IItSsur- prising how few good acting parts there are knocking around.
*SIMILAR TO: kick around, be kicking around/about informal
4 ~'around/aboutl
BrE to kick or hit a ball around, especially in
a not very serious way: They didn't look like
a team who wanted to win They were just knocking the ball about.
5 Iknock around/about Isth]
to spend time in a place or travelling around
a place, doing whatever you want to do ordoing very little: Like Jules, Sarah had knocked around the world a bit and seen a lot
of places.
*SIMILAR TO: kick around informal, bum around
informal
Iknock around/about withI~
BrE to spend your free time with someone,
because they are your friend or because youare having a relationship with them: On Saturdays I knock around with my friends from school. IMoore used to knock around with a very strange-looking woman.
*SIMILAR TO: go around with, hand out with
informol especially AmE
1Iknock back ~
informal to drink something, especia y
Trang 9alco-PHRASAL VERB ACTIVATOR
This special section contains 16 different topic areas, in which groups of phrasal verbs that are
similar in meaning are shown together For example, around the topic area CLOTHES, you will
find various phrasal verbs meaning to put on clothes, and also various phrasal verbs meaning to
take off clothes Once you have found the group of phrasal verbs you are interested in, you can
then check in the main part of the dictionary to find out exactly what each phrasal verb means.
love & friendship page 283
v E
Trang 11to continue with your work
v
A
T
o
Trang 13H
R
A S A L
E
R
B
A C T
V
A T o
Trang 15someone to leave because they are annoying you
T
o
Trang 17to have a romantic or sexual relationship
to start having a permanent relationship
p H
R
A 5 A
when two people
as friends
when a romantic or sexual relationship ends
v
A T o
Trang 19to think about or talk about a problem
p H
R
A s A L
Trang 21to start doing some work
v
A
T
o
Trang 252 Iknock I sth/sb ~ 4
BrE informalto prevent something or someone
from making progress or improving: The
delay has knocked work back two years. I
You've been very ill, and ifyou go to Mick s
party it will really knock you back.
5
*SIMILAR TO: set back
3 Iknock ~ backI
BrE informal to shock or surprise someone:
When my Dad went off with another woman, it
knocked us all back.
*SIMIlAR TO: shock
4 Iknock IsbIback ~
BrE Informalto cost you a particular amount of
money, especially a lot of money: A new
computer will knock you back at least a
thou-sand pounds. IHow much did the flights knock
you back?
*SIMILAR TO: set back
5 Iknock I sth/sb IbackI Iknock back I sth/sb I
BrE informal to refuse an offer that someone
has made: The football club made an offer for
the thirty-five-year-old player, but it was
knocked back.
*SIMIlAR TO: turn down
Iknock down I sb I
3
if a vehicle knocks someone down, it hits
them so that they fall to the ground and may
be injured or killed: Michael Hutchence was
knocked down by a taxi as he left the
night-club. IAs Tracey was getting out of her car, a
motorcycle nearly knocked her down.
4
*SIMIlAR TO: knock over, run over
" Iknock down I stE] Iknock I sth Idown I
to deliberately destroy and remove a building
or a part of a building: We could knock down
this wall and have one large room instead of
two. IA lot of the older houses were knocked
down to make space for new ones.
*SIMILAR TO: demolish formal 5
3 Iknocklst~ Iknock down ~
to reduce the price of something
+ to The agents recommended knocking the price down to £150,000, and we agreed.
+ from Hesknocked down the painting from
*SIMIlAR TO: reduce
knockdown AD) [ALWAYS BEFORE NOUN]
a knockdown price is very cheap: In the
Iknock I~down I
informal to persuade someone to reduce theprice of something they are selling you
+ to She wanted £2,000 for the car, but I
knocked her down to £1,800.
to prove or argue that an idea, suggestion etc
is not right, or not worth considering: They knocked down the proposal on the grounds that it was not practical. IHis argument was completely illogical, and easily knocked down.
knock off
Iknock off ~ Iknock ~ X
informal to reduce a price by a particular
amount: Discount travel agencies may be able
to knock off a few hundred dollars from the price of international tickets. II'll knock £1 00 off your loan ifyou repay it by the end of the month.
*SIMILAR TO:take off, deduct formal
*SIMIlAR TO: stop it!, cut it out!
Iknock offI sth] Iknock I sth Ioff] Y
informal to reduce a total by a particular
amount: I'd like to knock a minute offmy
run-ning time. II've been knocking off 200 extra calories a day but still not losing weight.
*SIMIlAR TO:take off
Iknock off ~ Iknock I sb/sth l~
AmE informal to defeat a person or team in a
race, game etc: The Bulls had knocked off The
Rockets in the first round, winning 109-34. I
The new Ohio Representative knocked off his opponent by only 1,000 votes in the last election.
*SIMILAR TO: defeat
Iknock offl X
informal to stop working because it is time to
go home, have your midday meal etc: All the
factory workers knock off at 3 p.m on Fridays. II'm going to knock off early today.
*SIMILAR TO:finish work
Iknock offISbJ Iknock I~ X_
informalto murder someone: He'll get knocked off for sure ifthe gang finds out where hes
hiding. I The gang knocked them off and
Trang 267 Iknock off ~ ').
informal to copy a product without sion, usually so you can sell it for less moneythan the real product: This store is known for knocking ofl young, designer styles and turning them into affordable clothing.
permis-*SIMILAR TO: copy knockoff AD)
informal cheaply made to look like thing more expensive
some-knockoff N[c]
informal a cheap, low-quality product that
is made to look like a similar product ofhigher quality: Channel 12 S new game
show is just a knock-off of 'Hollywood Squares.'
8 Iknock off~ Iknock ~ X
informal to produce or finish something very
easily and quickly: Although famous for his
long novels, Ken Bradford also likes to knock off short stories from time to time. II had tons
of work to do, but I knocked it ofl in no time and went out for a beer.
*SIMILAR TO: churn out
9 Iknock ~ Iknock off ~ )(
BrE informal to steal something: Who would want to knock off these old bicycles? Iknock- off goods
*SIMILAR TO: steal, nickBrE informal
10 I knock offtill Iknock ~
BrE informal to have sex with someone:
Apparently he'd been knocking off one of his secretaries in the lunch hour.
*SIMILAR TO: screw informal, have it off with sb
BrE spoken informal
Iknock !illout I Iknock out !ill
to make someone become unconscious, forexample by hitting them in a fight of giving
them drugs: Louis knocked out his opponent
in the first round. II hit him on the jaw and knocked him out. I The nurse gave him some pills to knock him out.
knock yourself out (=make yourselfunconscious, especially by hitting yourhead on something) She fell against the
K: sink and managed to knock herself out.
.~ knockout AD)
informal a knockout blow is a blow thatmakes someone unconscious: a knockout punch
knockout N[cl
BrE a competition in which only the ple or teams that win one part play in thenext part, until one person or team hasdefeated all the others: a semi-final knock- out Ia knockout competition
peo-3 Iknock !illout I
informal if something knocks you out, you are
surprised by how good it is: When I first saw
the movie, it really knocked me out.
knockout AD) [ONLY BEFORE NOUN]
informal extremely good: another knockout
performance by Oasis
be a knockout V PHRASE
informal if someone or something is aknockout, they are extremely good orattractive: She was a real knockout in that dress.
4 Iknock ~ outI Iknock out I~
AmE to stop the flow of electricity to an area:
High winds have knocked out power in many parts of North Chicago.
5 Iknock !illout I
informal to make someone extremely tired or
sleepy: It had been a hard day, and I was
com-pletely knocked out by the time J got home.
Iknock [sth [out ofI sb]
espeCially BrE if you knock something out ofsomeone, you stop them behaving in thatway by being very strict and perhaps unkind:
Leonard was always trouble His Dad tried to knock it out of him but it made no difference. I
A lot of the older stafffeel that their loyalty to the job has been knocked out of them.
1'71knock I sthlsb I~ Iknock over I swlsb I
to hit or push something or someone, usually
by mistake, with the result that they fall
down or onto their side: At that moment Sally
jumped up, knocking over her glass of wine. I
Mike ran along the corridor and nearly knocked Catherine Crane over in his hurry
2 Iknock Ishjover I Iknock over !ill
to hit someone with a car while you are ving, with the result that they fall down andare injured or killed: An eighty-two-year-old
dri-• woman was knocked over by a van outside her home in Darlington on Sunday
*
Trang 27of plastic and bits of wood and knocked them
together into some sort of shelter.
*SIMJLAR TO: knock up cobble together :><
:z Iknock I sthJtogether I Iknock together ~
BrE if you knock together two or more
build-ings or rooms, you make them into one
building or room, by removing the wall that
separates them: Two or three little rooms were
knocked together to make one big spacious
kitchen.
1Iknock up ~ Iknock I sth ~
informal to make something, quickly and
without much effort, especially using things
that you have or find by chance: She was the
sort of girl who could knock up wonderful
din-ners in fifteen minutes. IWhy don't you ask Ian
- he could easily knock some shelves up for
you. ICould you knock us up some cold ham
and salad for lunch?
old-fashioned informal if a man knocks a woman
up, he makes her pregnant (=a baby starts to
grow inside her body), especially when they
are not married
get (sb) knocked upDon't tell anyone, but Bobby's been in a lot of trouble - he got a
young girl knocked up over a year ago.
*SIMILAR TO: make sb pregnant
3 Iknock Is~ Iknock up[ill
BrE to wake someone, usually during the
night, by knocking on the door of their room
or house: It was a great holiday, but we had to
be knocked up at three in the morning to catch
the plane home.
*SIMILAR TO: wake up rouseformal
4 Iknock upIsth I Iknock Isth Iupl
SrE if you knock up a particular number of
points when you are playing a sport or a
Cockbain played well for his side, knocking up
59 out of 150. IGloucester knocked up a new
record at the weekend - they beat Bridgend by
forty-two points to fifteen.
*SIMILAR TO: clock up notch upespecially SrE
5 Iknock upl
BrE if you knock up when you play a sport
like tennis, you practise hitting the ball to
another player, before you start to play a
match: Shall we knock up for a few minutes
first? ICome and join us - we're only
knock-ing up.
applauded Becker when his record was read out during the knock-up.
KNOW
knew, known, knowing
1 Iknow of ~ NOT PROGRESSNE
to have heard or read about something orsomeone, so that you know that they exist: I
know of a woman in Dublin who went to prison for five years for stealing a few pounds. I"Did
Mr McCarron have any enemies that you know of? " the police inspector asked.
:z Ilittlelnothing is known of~
used to say that there is little or no tion about something or someone: Little is known of Henry Best'searly years, although his collection of books indicate a good education.
seri-+ to When Kylie returned to school she was
determined to knuckle down to the job of passing her exams.
*SIMILAR TO: buckle down
knuckle under
Iknuckle under I
to agree to do what someone is trying to
force you to do: Nancy was bullying him now
and that was the kind of thing he understood.
But would he knuckle under or oppose her?
+to The people will not knuckle under to violence and force.